Tag Archives: Horror

Rewriting DVD Marketing Blurbs#6: John Carpenter’s The Thing (Blu-ray)

Posted on April 30, 2010 by Todd

What it says on the back of the plastic, environmentally irresponsible packaging: Horror-meister John Carpenter (Halloween, Escape From New York) teams Kurt Russell’s outstanding performance with incredible visuals to build this chilling version of the classic The Thing. In the … Continue reading →

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Straight-to-DVD Corner with Tonn Slingdog: It’s So Disgusting!

Posted on March 19, 2010 by Todd

Okay, perhaps movies that seek purely to make you sick to your stomach are abusing our whole “right to free speech” thing, but dammit if I’m not happier than a pig in putrid, bloody, pus-filled dung that they are around.  … Continue reading →

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Straight-to-DVD Corner with Tonn Slingdog: Wrong Turn 2

Posted on February 26, 2010 by Todd

I wasn’t a big fan of the original theatrical release, Wrong Turn. It was okay, I suppose, just a silly rip-off of Texas Chainsaw Massacre that was trying to be as disturbing as that classic, but the inbred mountain folk … Continue reading →

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MOVIE REVIEW: Daybreakers (2010)

Posted on January 14, 2010 by Film Pigs

The Film Pigs go see the always expressionistically consistent Ethan Hawke in a vampire picture about vampires. Who conduct business. And drive Chryslers. Oddly, a movie released in the first week of January somehow isn’t that good. I mean, Todd … Continue reading →

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Straight-to-DVD Corner with Tonn Slingdog: Alien Raiders

Posted on December 24, 2009 by Todd

Okay, for Christmas this year I’ve found a little alien creature feature that should satiate anyone like me who has an undending hunger for this particular subgenre.  And yes, the movie’s concept is as generic as the title, and it … Continue reading →

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